Dental and Medical Students Team Up to Improve Health in East Boston
Fifteen volunteers from the Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) joined together with twelve volunteers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) to provide health care services to children and their families at the second annual Interprofessional Spring Wellness Fair at the East Boston YMCA for Healthy Kids Day on April […]
Senior Weekend
Senior Weekend for the Class of 2014 began Friday, May 9, 2014, with two celebratory social events. The DMD class attended their final ASDA Hour and enjoyed tapas at Estragon. That evening, the Advanced Standing class held a graduation party at Umbria Prime in Boston. Alumni, faculty, staff, friends, and pre-doctoral students met the next […]
Patrick, Bialik, and Cosby Among Honorees at 2014 All-University Commencement
On Sunday, May 18, 2014, members of the GSDM community joined the crowd of some 20,000 guests at Nickerson Field for the 141st Boston University All-University Commencement. Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick delivered the keynote address in which he lauded human intimacy and community. Patrick entreated the graduates: “Be present—and see what a difference it makes […]
Recent Immigrants Benefit from GSDM Outreach Effort
On April 1, 2014, recent immigrants to the Boston area benefited from a community outreach effort led by the Boston University chapter of the American Student Dental Association (ASDA) and the Global & Population Health office at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM). The Notre Dame Educational Center (NDEC) Dental Health […]
Initiative Offering More Pediatric Experience Benefits Students and Community
Since October, Global & Population Health (GPH) has been leading an initiative to offer Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) students greater experience in pediatric dentistry. GPH has been giving third-year DMD and first-year AS students opportunities to treat children in some of the office’s existing Preschool-Based Oral Health Programs that […]
Tarek Elmajie DPH 14 Honored at 2014 National Oral Health Conference
Tarek Elmajie DPH 14 received Honorable Mention for the Leverett Graduate Dental Student Merit Award for Outstanding Achievement in Community Health Dentistry at the American Association of Public Health Dentistry Special Merit and Student Awards Presentation on Monday, April 28, 2014. The awards presentation took place during the 2014 National Oral Health Conference (NOHC) in […]
Nowruz Means Spring is Here (No Matter How Cold!)
The Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) celebrated Nowruz, the Iranian New Year, on the evening of Thursday, March 27, 2014, in the School cafeteria. Nowruz marks the first day of spring and beginning of the Persian calendar. It symbolizes nature’s renewal and rebirth after the passing of winter. Guests enjoyed […]
State Medicaid Cuts Mean More Emergency Department Visits, Higher Costs for Safety-Net Hospital
According to a study released April 17 in the American Journal of Public Health, dental-related Emergency Department (ED) visits increased up to 14 percent following Massachusetts Medicaid cuts. Findings are based on data from Boston Medical Center, an urban safety-net hospital in Boston’s South End. In this retrospective study of existing data, researchers looked at […]
Give Kids a Smile Returns in a Big Way
This year’s Give Kids a Smile held on Wednesday, March 12, 2014, was a huge success thanks to Global and Population Health (GPH), Oral Health Promotion Director Kathy Lituri, and the ASDA Leadership Group. In addition to a large pool of volunteers, the School brought along a record three cavity-fighting superheroes: Captain Cavity Fighter and […]
Impressions Day Delivers Prep and Preview for Pre-dental Students
Seventy-three dental student hopefuls spent Saturday, March 1, 2014, at Boston University Henry M. Goldman School of Dental Medicine (GSDM) learning from current students, staff, and faculty how to turn their dental career hopes to reality. Impressions Day—a flagship event for Student National Dental Association (SNDA) chapters nationwide—was organized by GSDM’s SNDA chapter along with […]